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Williamson County board faces public backlash over textbook choices; approves AP Psychology text
Summary
Public commenters and teachers pressed the Williamson County Board of Education over recent overrides of teacher textbook recommendations; the board voted 11-0 to adopt the AP Psychology textbook recommended by the committee.
The Williamson County Board of Education on April 21 heard more than a dozen public comments criticizing recent textbook decisions and then voted 11-0 to adopt the AP Psychology textbook recommended by the district committee.
The controversy surfaced during the public comment period, when multiple parents, current and former teachers, and students criticized the board’s decision last month to override teacher committee recommendations for K–8 science texts and other selection choices. “It is disappointing that you chose not to reconsider this vote after the mountain of feedback you received,” Angela Frederick told the board. Teacher and parent speakers said they felt the board had dismissed professional educators’ recommendations and urged the board to work with teachers going…
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